Graham Stack is relishing the opportunity to work as an academy coach at Watford

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Graham Stack says he is happy to be back in the British game, despite enjoying what he describes as the best time in his career in the Indian Super League.

Stack enjoyed a brief stint as player/coach with Kerala Blasters back in 2016, helping the club reach the final of the ISL play-offs.

Managed by ex-Reading boss Steve Coppell, who Stack previously played under, Kerala had finishedbottom of the table the previous year.

Coppell guided Kerala to second in the standings, just one point behind Mumbai City. The defeated Delhi Dynamos on penalties in the play-off semi- finals, but were beaten in a shoot-out against Atletico de Kolkata in the final.

Despite the defeat, Stack told Betway that the memories of his time in India will live with him forever.

“It would have been a fairy tale (to win),” he said. “But it was about more than winning the trophy. It was about everything that came with it.

“It wasn’t until you started putting a few things down on paper on the plane on the way home that you think: ‘Blimey, what an experience’.

“What I experienced off the pitch with that group of players will always mean more to me than what happened on it.